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Mr. Moss man was the first man to say, “Stop insulting America s manhood by giving him charity through a lot of red tape Give him a job and pay him cash instead of grocery or ders.” Mr. Mossman says that it is not the duty oC the American Government to crush manhood. The .duty, of the Government is to rostjore confidence in its citi zen and it cannot restore that CONFIDENCE by giving them grocery orders today and starving them tomoirow The Government should make jobs folr the unemployed citizens and pay them cash for their labor and let them spend it where and with whom they please. Shortly after this news was given to the press ol the country, thousands of men began to receive cash for their labor. Every man working on Governm^it pro jects today should remember the stand Mr. Mossman took when it was not popular for any man to speak in their interest. Mr. Mossman is the kind of a fearless leader that is needed in the County Attorneys office. He has the courage of his convictions. The honesty of his intentions of right cannot be questioned. He is one df the three men in Douglas County who s^bd by his v £Uns agains1 the Dennison Machine from 1907 till they Kere put out of the City Hall. Mr. Mossman has never been | known to bite his tongue on expressing a thought or laying , the filth and destruction df the human family at the door, of the politician where it belongs. 1 This is thefirst time that Douglas County and the jfcitv of Omaha has had an opportunity to pay this fearless leader for the unselfish service he rendered as an Am erican Citizen to this Community. THE TAXPAYERS PAY Communities which are considering “adventures in Vj the municipal light and power business might find facts concerning the Seattle, Wash, power plant of mter Aicqording to a bulletin issued by the Associated Industries of Oklahoma, the plant which is tax free-, did a $5 000,000 business in 1932—and netter only $87,000. It hi a bonded indebtness now of $32,000,000, and the pr» sent rate <Jf income will require 368 years to become debt About twenty per cent of the plant’s total income must be dug up annually by Seattle taxpayers, paying, from their city general fund around $1,000,000 for street and public building lighting and similar municipal uses. The plant cost $54,033,000-^and, according to en gineering estimates, couldn’t be sold today for 20 per cent of that. The city issued $42,339,000 in bonds against the property—and has been abl© to redeem only $10,186 000 of them in thirty years. There’s nothing unusual about this story. Hun dreds of such enterprises, some smaller and some largei, have had a similar experience. And that s the reason why, in the face of strong political pressure in favor of municipal ownership, scores of towns have recently de feated proposals to go into the power business. A TALE OF TWO CITIES That false economy is poor economy is proven.by two , * Massachusetts, cities which had school fires rei I cently. '' ' I pi In Fall Riv&r, the school which burned was insur I ed. The amount of the loss, $99,000, will bei paid by the I underwriters. In West Springs, however, no insurance ■ w as carried—in orde^r to “save” the premium. Taxpay ■ ers, instead of the underwriters, wTill pay for its replace ■ ment. B y If a citizen carefully insures his private property, imhe is entitled to the same protection for property that he l lowns jointly with all the other citizens of his municipal jjttty. City officials, resposible for the financial protec tion of muncipal property, should not jeopardize that pro tection without the knowledge and consent of all the tax payers, who, if they were informed of the number and extent of school fires, seldom wrould consent to dispens ing with sound stock company fire insurance. Take, for instance, these recent school fires: “They Farming ton, Mo.high school, destroyed with a loss of $50,000; the Longfellow' School at Rock Island, 111., burned dowm with a loss of$60,000; the Bainbridge, Pa. high school, burned with a loss of $50,000, and at Shamonin, Pa:, the Washington Grade School, dam&ged to the extent of $75,000. The satisfaction felt by those in authority at Fall River at having properly guarded the investment of their fellow citizens, may now be contrasted with the feeling of loss experienced by tlfose whose failure to preside insurance protection for their- trust will cost the taxpayers a sum sufficient, at the going rate, to insure all of the local Sclfobls for a period of thirty years. TIRES - In reconditioning yo\jr car for the summer driving 1 campaign, it is to be hdpd/J that you did not stop with the engine, the brakes, the lights. Of course, these must be in perfect shape, but perhaps yc*u overlooked a vital safety feature in every automobile—the tires. While y^ur brakes stop the wheels, it is the tires that stop the car. That fact is being emphasized in this day of high speed and increased horsepower. If you go fast, yu must stop quickly. And that is where a good tire comes in. Figures, obtained by the National Bureau of Casaulty and Surety Underwriters, indicate that three fourths of the cars inspected in a number of states last year had dangerous defects. Nearly 48 per cent of these defective^ cars were equipped with tires that were (either poor or in fair condition. A poor, even a fair tire, is liable toi a puncture of a blowout, and evejryone knows i what that means at high speeds. All drivers have noticed the abnormal number of blowouts and punctures during the first warm daps. The heat has raised the air pressure and a \\?orn tire has blown c|ut or punctured an a sharp obstruction of a severe bump. During the winter months the dampness has seeped in through the cuts and burises producer by thou sands of miles of driving. This dampnelss has decayed the rubber and weakened the tire. There we(re 7.120 accidents last year due to* punc tures and blow outs. In 480 of these accidents persons were nilled and thelre were 27,160 skidding accidents in which 1,420 persons were killed and 30.200 injured. Look yoiir tires over carefully and if they are not up to standard replace them! (Continued From Page One) The automobile industry was first to be hit, with the tool and die mak ers strike which paralized production, at a time when demand for cars was highest in years. This strike was finally settled, after a fashion, by Federal mediators—but there are plenty of rumblings beneath thi sur face still, and it may break out again Then shipping onthe Pacific Coast was tied up solid by a longshoremen’s strike, in which other labor organ izations, including truck drivers and rivfrboatmen, joined through sym pathy. Main demands of the long shoremen are a closed shop and short er workng week. Then truckmen struck in the twin cities of St- Paul and Minneapois— placed 6,200 sriking drivers in picket lines—and caused a shortage of food, gasoline and other necessities. Union recognition, cloasd shop and wage adjustment were demanded. Great fear is that the srikes will spread, will evmtually result in a general indutrial strike which could only be “arbitrated” through blood shed and martial law. Most unbiased observers believe that both workers and employers have good points to presents, but are frankly dubious as to whether arbitration efforts will get far- Local authorities are power less, ar i looking to the Federal gov ernment to solve the problem. MILLS ARTISTS (Continued From Page One) j 12:30 (E. D. S. T-) Lunceford and his boys compnenee a long dance tour on Jupe 16, includ [ ing the eastern, New England and middle western states Gloria Hilton and her Melodears is the name finally select) vl for the amazing all-.girl band which Irving Mills will soon present to the public under the sponsorship of Mills Artist Inc- New summer costumi'is enhance the piquant beauty of these attrac tive girl musicians Other orchestra leaders, who have heard the band have been astonished by its swinging rhythms, and by the facility with which th-a girls play dif ficult hot arrangements- All have been glowing in their praise of the team work in the rend and brass seections Contract with the Mills Artist Inc-, has been signed by Joe Venuti, plac ing himejlf, his hot fiddle and his orchestra under the sponsorship of Irving Mills- Venuti is the most famous jazz violin player in the world and he and his band hve been heard on the radio all winter from Delmoni co’s, where they have just closed an engagement Venuti’s first appearance under the Mills banner will be at the Metropol itan theatre in Brooklyn the wtaek be ginning June 22- This will be follow ed by a tour of theatres and ane night dance stands. Dotted Notus:-Cob Calloway and Cotton Club orchestra will receive guarantees which total $7,200, in ad dition to perentage of all reo dpts for seven one night dance stands during the week starting Junp 15.Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra will Jmake another transcontinental jump to open at the Capitol theatre on Juhj 29.Mills Blue Rhythm Band, conducted by Lucky Millinder and faturing Edgar Hayes, will open at the Cotton Club in Harlem, instead of Flectcher Henderson, as previously announced . Continued demands from Europe make an early appear annci there quite probable for Fletch er Henderson and his orchestra-. Teddy, volunteer errand boy with Cab Calloway “bummed” his way back to New York the 1,682 mil-js from Dallas, Texas, to rejoin the band on its pre sent tour.First date for Joe Ven uti nd his orchestra undar Mills Ar tist management will be at the Me tropolitan heatre in Brooklyn on June 22.Gloria Hilton and her charming band of girl musicians are thrilled by gorgeous new summer costumees, purchased for thAn by Irving Mills .Duke Ellington’s second picture for Paramount, “It Ain’t No Sin,” starring Ms West, will be released in a few days_Cab Calloway’s base ball team, all members of the Cotton Club orchestra, open the season in two wMeks at Albany, playing a local team for a benefit charity.Indica tions are that the entire current floor show from the Cotton Club in Harlem will sail for the Palladium theatre in London in six weeks, or about the middle of July.Add Harlemese: “I don’t cop your jive!”; explanation, “cop” means to grasp or understand, and “jive” is a line of talk, usually inj the vernacular TALKING THINGS OVER By Mildred J. Bronson YOU AND LIFE “Whether Your Life Is A Success or a Failure, Depends on You, En tirely.” You are the Fellow, Who has to decide Whether you’ll do it, or toss it aside You are the Fellow, who makes up your mind Whether you’ll lead, or linger behind Whether you’ll try for the goal that’s afar. Ot be contented, to stay where you are: Take it, or leave it, here’s something to do; Just think it over, it’s all up to you This little poem practically covers my whole topic- It only leaves me the chancj to enlarge a little on certain parts af the above poem Friends, I will ask you to look back to my Subhead: "Whether Your Life is a Success or a Failure, D. pends Entirely On You”, Did you ever think of That? There is no one that can live your life,for you, but yours Jf. People can tell you how to live, the right way in which to live, what to do to make your life happier, what they would do if they were in ycur shoes, but that is as far as they can go- Whether you follow th.ir advise or not is entirely up to you. You may •have ever so much talent, but if your mind is made up not to use that tai-' dnt, there is no one that can make you successful with it Take the first two lines of my opening poem You are the one who has to decidi, Whether you’ll do,it or toss it aside. That is true to the very inch of th.' line- If you really want to do a thing, no matter what any one may say or do, it is still up to you. No one can make up your mind for you. or make you change it once it is made up, if it is against your will to do it In the race of Life* its entirely up to you whether you lead or linger be hind- Whether you go on ever longing and reaching for the goal thats afar, i r wh ther you are contented in stay ing wh-re you are- It may sound fool ish. but this is a serious topic You hear people say, “You make your bed hard, and you’ll lay on it-” Any one with a particle of brains should realise that- If you do some 1 thing that wrecks your life and you did it on your own hooks, you have no right to expect sympathy of any | kind You must remember your mother watched out for you, from babyhood, till the time you are about 15 or 16, ; when you are supposed, if you are ! not crack brained or defected in any way, to know right from wrong and l to know your own mind- Your mother is responsible for your “sins until you are twelve years of age, at least that is what the bible tells us, and after that if you do anything wrong or ruin your life, no one is responsible but you, and no one will havo to answer for it at the Judgment day but you- So, youth, I am asking you to beware, lest you do something that will not look so nice on your re>- \ i cord, when you come before that i Judgment seat, to answer the Roll : Call- If you know what you want to do, and have the courage to go with it, go to it- Let no one sway your mind, if what you are thinking of is right, at least you feel that it is, be cause it is all up to you. If it turns out to be a success, you will not have anyone to blame for stopping you, and if it is a failure, there is still no one to blame but yourself You hoar people say, “Oh, if it had not been for him, I wouldn’t have done it.” Listen, that is just a lot of nonsense. Why place your burden on some one elses shoulder? There is no one that has a lock and key to your mind but yourself, and there is no one that can force you to make up your mind to do something, that you know to be wrong, but yourself. You hear people say, “Oh, if it had not been for him, I wouldn’t have done it.” Listen, that is just a lot of nonsens9- Why place your burden on some one elses shoulder? There is no on that has a lock and key to your mind but yoursolf, and there is no one that can force you to make up your mind to do something, that you know to be wrong, but yourself. I will close with this little plea to thj young folks, to be careful. Re member, no matter how much your mother and father’s minds are set o i your being a success, or holding a cartain station in life, if your mind is not set holdly on the idea, you will never make a success at it. If you go | on and make your life a success, you have no one to thank but yourself There may, you say, have been peo ple such as your parents, who clothed you, food you, etc., but if your mind was not set on being a success, their caring is we will say all in vain- Take this little poem with you, as you finish reading this topic, and combine , with my poem of last we k and see if it does not help you along the road of life, to carry your own bur den, no matter how heavy or how light it maybe Whom have I to blame for my life, Me, Myself, and I- So if my bed be soft or hard,—I take the blame till I die LOLA STEWART’S COLUMN (For The Literary Service Bureau) DIVERSITIES AMONG NATIVE AFRICANS Although th? natives of Africa are generally known as the black race, because of climatic differences and the blending in the many migrations, they have developed divisions widely different from one another- However all Africans except these in the ex | trem<j north were Negroes— persons having a larger percentage of Negro blood than of any other stock Egypt, though commonly consider ! ed a country of Asiatic civilization, was a land of mixed brifcds- History would seem to indicate that this country was first inhabited by a N& gTo tribe that blended with the mi grations of tfrj Mediterranean people ; coming from the north- Some scient- j ists even believe that the original ; man evolved in Africa instead of in , Asia All Africa was not settled by peo ple of exactly the samj types Records of archaeologists show that the prim itive Airit «**; was not nercessarily j black, but that he was of . an Asiatic type with Negroid features- There are indications that once they were largely of the mulatto type- Today, ra,ives of Africa- ;txhibit mapy of the divergencies that are found in the American Negro _• __’ - i BOARD DIRECTORS OF NAACP. HOLDS MEETINGS At the May mciting of the Board, the following action was taken: On motion of Dr. Wright, duly sec onded, it was VOTED, That The Crisis is the organ of the Association and no salaried offic.r of the Asso ciation in the pages of The Crisis; that any such criticism should be Drought directly to the Board of Di- ! rectors and its publication approved j or disapproved I did not know of this action until j a w-cvek after the June editorials had j been written I regret to say that I am unable to comply with this vote- I do not for a jnoment question the right of th. Board to take this action or its duty to do so whenever differences of opinion among its officers become so j wide as to threaten the organization Naturally, I seriously question the wisdom or right of any distinction between th* opinions of salaried and unsalaried officials On the other hand, in thirty-five years of public service, my contribu tion to thj settlement of the Negro problems has been mainly candid criticism based on a careful effort to know the facts- 1 have not always j been right, but I havii been sincere, | and I am unwilling at this late day j to be limited in the expression of my | honest opinions in the way in which | the Board proposes- In fact, THE CRISIS never was and never was in tended to be an organ of the Asso- j ciation in the sense of simpy reflect- j ing its official opinion- I could point, to a dozen actions of the Board con firming this- My ideal for THE | CRISIS has always been that any- 1 one’s opinion, no matter how anta gonistic tc mine, or to that of the As- , sociation, could to a reasonable ex tent, find there free and unejnsored expression. I will not edit THE j CRISIS unless this policy can be con- j tinuod I am, therefore, resigning from my position as Director of Publications and Research, Editor of THE CRISIS, Member of the Board of Di rectors of The Crisis Publishing Com pany, Incorporated. Member of the Board of Directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and Member of the Spingarn Medal Committee- This re signation is to take effect June 11, 1934 I am dejply grateful for the oppor tunity of service which this organiz ation has given me for twenty-four years, and for many and repeated marks of its confkkmce Very respectfully yours, W- E- B- DuBOIS- j SERMON FOR FATHERS DAY By Dr. A- G- Bearer (For The Literary Service Bureau) Text: And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his own image —Genesis 5:3 There is no intenion to comment on virility of this man who could beget children after ha had passed the cen tury mark. Rather, the stressed is the matter of heredity, as set forth in the terms “image” and “likeness” —heredity in all of its phases. 1. Image- The term “image” may be considered phsiologically- The son was tha “flesh and blood” of his fa ther and his body resembled that of his father. This is in keeping with the laws of anthropology and the more retrictiva functions of biology and of physiology- And he transmission of physical appearance and physical strenght or weakness is as pronounced as ever 2. Likeness- may also be applied to physical resemblance, but it runs the whole gamut of intellectual, ethi cal and spiritual characteristics, as well- It includes mental capabilities, ethical cast and spiritual endowments 3- Lessons Taught- Believing in heredity men recognize the necessity for giving to their offsprings the basis for good health and longevity. But many of them are not creful in regard to the moral and spiritual heritage they give to their children Yet, the functions and operations of nature in tha one respect are as cer tain as in the other. These are facts and sentimens worthy of consideration in connection with Fathers Day- Women* all of whom are to be considered pros pec Mecxie Miller Writes ♦For The Literary Service Bureau) Girl Seventeen Has Married Sweetie —Had Married Men Before—Chance to Get Married But Married Sweetie Threatens Murder and Suicide—Bet ter take the Youngster and Get New Start. (For advice, wrte to Maxie Miller, care of Literary Service Bureau, 516 Minnesota Ave-, Kansas City, Kansas For p ersonal, rely, send elf-ddressed, stamped envelope.) Maxie Miller: I’m seventeen years old and |my sweety is a maried man. He says he loves me and would marry me if he could- I have a boy friend that loves me and wants to marry me But the married sweetie raises whenever I talk about getting mar ried- He says he’ll kill and kill himr sef too, if I jump him- I’ve had other married m m, before, but this one sticks like a leach- I wonder if I ought to quit him and get married. And I wonder if he’s bluffing about the killing- What do you think I ought to do? —Elsie. Elsie: Whether you marry this boy or not you ought to junk this married sweetie—and right new! Had other married !men, eh ? And only only sevent een, too! Certainly, you got a bad start- Shame on you, Elsie. From what you say you hardly deserve to get married, but men are so roft m themselves, that I’m inclined to say grab this young fellow and give your self a new start in life—Maxie Miller every child will have the image and likeness of his father- R.»nembring this, they should consider moet ser iously their own responsibility to their childr !n in the selection of fathers for them. PARABLES AND PROVERBS By A- B- Mann HAT BAND VS. BELLY-BAND (For The Litxtrary Service Bureau) It is not an elegant expression but there is a world of truth in the de claration that “The hat band and not thu belly-band decides the worth of a man”. This aphorism means that the size of the brain and not the size of stomach—the amount of avoirdupois —decides a man’s worth. The greatest conquests of the world have been mental- We call this a machine age but the machine are products of men’s brains- In warfare the strategy used behind the lin s, is the principal feature- In the dev Jop ment of science and the propagation of philosophy, the brain has b;*n the chief contributing agency- Many of the great intellectual giants have been (man small of stature- All these are in harmony with the declaration of Alexander Pope, “The mind’s the standard of the man ” LOOKING BACK By Videtta Ish » (ILLEGITIMACY) (For The Literary S-Tvice Bureau) The world has come to show more tolerance and more justice toward unfortunate illegitimate children- Ef forts are made to give them the names of their fathers and, in regard to property rights equal privilege* with legitimate children. This belated justice is to be commended- But it is carrying it entirely too far when il llgitimacy is sanctioned by society and in a great measure encouraged In the other days the girl who gave birth to a child out of wedlsck be came an outcast- Though the double standard placed on her too large a share of the blame, the boy was con demned, also- But, today wdmen de liberately and defiantly “have child ren” to whose fathers the mother? are not married- In magazina articles women have given de-tails and made defense of such conduct If virtue is worth the name, if marriage is indispensable, and unless our whole ethical system is to be re volutionized, th<jre must be found a way to lessen illegitimacy- I think the old ways were the best ways A<n Investment That Gained in Value Here is a true experience. A man had $65,000 of investmjmts, about half of which were equities in life insurance policies- For the past two years he hadn’t inventoried his holdings, because, being human, he didn't want to know how much more they had depreciated. Finally ha spent a few hours on that doleful duty and found his in vestments to be worth $2,000 more than at the time of the preceding in